Director, AI & Business Automation at Illumio
Sunnyvale, CA
$227,000–$272,000
Jul 13, 2026
Sunnyvale, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior leadership role reporting to the CIO, responsible for driving company-wide AI transformation — including agentic AI workflows, intelligent automation, and enterprise systems modernization across functions such as Finance, HR, Legal, and Operations. The position involves setting AI governance frameworks, leading Centers of Excellence, and working directly with C-suite stakeholders to identify and deliver high-value automation initiatives. Suited to a seasoned enterprise technology leader with deep experience in AI platforms, automation architecture, and large-scale digital transformation.
Principal level · 15+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 1–3
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $298,074 (middle half $224,695–$326,567).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
This role reports directly to the CIO, leads enterprise-wide AI transformation across all business functions, manages globally distributed teams, and partners with C-level executives — placing it firmly at the Principal/executive level despite carrying no explicit seniority label in the title.
SOC confidence is Medium: the role is primarily a senior technology leadership/management position (11-3021), but its heavy hands-on AI architecture and platform evaluation responsibilities create some overlap with individual-contributor technical roles.
The specific platforms listed under 'Drive business process transformation using platforms such as…' (Copilot, Claude, Workato, UiPath, Glean, OpenAI) are framed as illustrative examples in a narrative responsibility section rather than gated requirements, so they are marked preferred.
NetSuite, Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, and iPaaS/RPA are listed under the 'Your Toolkit' (requirements) section and are treated as hard gates.
No compensation range is stated in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AI governance.
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